I'll be the first to admit that I have a fetish for stylish and multi-functional office supplies. Such as my loyalty to
Russell + Hazel®. Last fall I was devastated when my R+H binder was misplaced and most likely thrown out. No Five Star notebook would suffice. These weren't just any binders, they were colorfully cloth-bound with a large handy rubber band attached to keep everything in place, and even slip in a few booklets in a compact little stack. The notepad within was neatly perforated to cleanly rip out and organize within the colored tabbed separators. Yes, I have a sickening obsession with aesthetically designed organizational tools. And the binder was promptly replaced by a new set that I quickly ordered.
I've also stuck by the classic
Moleskine® for little notes and doodles. The durable surface has always withstood the many bags I've thrown them into. Well this summer my boyfriend and I are spending the summer ten hours apart. We've decided on sharing a journal to be sent back and forth with our daily musings and ideas. After all, pausing and writing is so much more romantic in a day and age of instant communication. But what of the journal itself? What happens when you run out of material and you come to the end of the book? That's where
Start Here™ can help. These ingenious little notebooks have pocketed covers to slip into the next book. I wish I had discovered these sooner. How convenient for going back and reviewing past notes, or continuing a chronological journal, even better for organizing a series of writings. For now, they're only available directly from the website but hopefully they'll be further distributed by retailers in the future.
Labels: design, industrial design, office supplies, organization
